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he has my back and i'm sorry for mitt romney but it's obama. we can't lose. >> what do i want for obama. i want the country to be the great country that it is. >> a few weeks ago i was up in wisconsin, we got wisconsin. last few weeks i've been calling wisconsin and ohio, we got both states. >> obama is winning, he's winning, he's winning. gosh thank you jesus. >> just as you're returning to us live here to chicago. it sound like that video is about to wrap up. this crowd is getting very energized. responding in time to that video that's playing right now. we expect the president to take that stage at any moment. >> and ken yes we've been watching. it was a very short speech from mitt romney. he was very gracious in that speech. obviously not the speech he wanted to make tonight. we're going to see a much different speech from the president. but with the closeness of this race in terms of the popular vote tonight. the challenge now for the president is really to bring this country together. >> reporter: that's true. also to figure out some way
he has my back and i'm sorry for mitt romney but it's obama. we can't lose. >> what do i want for obama. i want the country to be the great country that it is. >> a few weeks ago i was up in wisconsin, we got wisconsin. last few weeks i've been calling wisconsin and ohio, we got both states. >> obama is winning, he's winning, he's winning. gosh thank you jesus. >> just as you're returning to us live here to chicago. it sound like that video is about to wrap up. this...
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is only romney. businessman who knows how to get the jobs done. >> we're a nation of immigrants. >> reporter: this message resinated with jeffrey aki -- akino. >> i'm proud to be an american now. >> reporter: university of san francisco professor james taylor says romney is already known to voters and tonight's speech alone is unlikely to change many minds. >> he's been on the scene running for president for the last five to six years. it's not like he's going to come out tonight and hit a grand slam. >> reporter: romney supporters say their concerns are jobs, the economy and health care, issues they say romney can handle better than the incumbent. the spoátars tell us that his -- the supporters tell us that his experience is the positive. >> say the right words like he felt them and he does. >> reporter: with ten weeks to go these romney supporters say it's now time to get down to the business of getting out the vote for their candidate. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a group of students at sa
is only romney. businessman who knows how to get the jobs done. >> we're a nation of immigrants. >> reporter: this message resinated with jeffrey aki -- akino. >> i'm proud to be an american now. >> reporter: university of san francisco professor james taylor says romney is already known to voters and tonight's speech alone is unlikely to change many minds. >> he's been on the scene running for president for the last five to six years. it's not like he's going to...
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romney also released the tax return he expects to file in 2011. now the four remaining republicans debated in florida and it only took a few minutes for romney and newt gingrich to go after each other. romney tried to link gingrich the áf as a lobbyist. >> we just learned today that his contract with freddie mac was provided by the lobbyists at freddie mac. >> reporter: romney called gingrich a pedallist. romney fired back. >> he just said at least four things that are false. i don't want to waist my time on it. >> reporter: santorum criticized both and ron paul sized up the question if he would run as -- >>> as ktvu alex savidge tells us williams is being pummeled on social media and the context includes nasty messages. >> reporter: while kyle williams lost his grip on the football, some californians lost their mind. some of the messages to him were vicious and threatening. but at the team headquarters today there was a much different tone. as devoted niners fans stuck up for the young wide receiver who's no doubt devastated. >> he just needs to
romney also released the tax return he expects to file in 2011. now the four remaining republicans debated in florida and it only took a few minutes for romney and newt gingrich to go after each other. romney tried to link gingrich the áf as a lobbyist. >> we just learned today that his contract with freddie mac was provided by the lobbyists at freddie mac. >> reporter: romney called gingrich a pedallist. romney fired back. >> he just said at least four things that are false....
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observers say mitt romney did what he needed to do, while the president seemed more low-key. we have coverage at the university of denver, where that debate was held. maureen naylor is in san jose, and amber lee is in walnut creek. we're going to begin right now with eric rasmussen. >> reporter: both president obama and mitt romney focused on their plans for the economy, and even had a lengthy debate about keeping obamacare. >> reporter: while the first debate started with a friendly greeting, even a mention of the president's 20th wedding anniversary, mitt romney came out swinging on the economy. >> the president has a view very similar to the view he had when he ran four years ago. that a bigger government, spending more, taxing more, regulating more. >> are we going to double down on the policies that got us into this mess, or do we embrace a new economic patriotism. >> reporter: romney often looked directly at the president who instead addressed most of his responses to the audience, or the moderator. the debate remained sizzled, mitt romney went after the president for g
observers say mitt romney did what he needed to do, while the president seemed more low-key. we have coverage at the university of denver, where that debate was held. maureen naylor is in san jose, and amber lee is in walnut creek. we're going to begin right now with eric rasmussen. >> reporter: both president obama and mitt romney focused on their plans for the economy, and even had a lengthy debate about keeping obamacare. >> reporter: while the first debate started with a...
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he didn't even mention romney during his speech. but his campaign advisor says he'll support the party's nominee. >> there are disagreements that he and mitt romney have on critical issues. and i believe that's one of the reasons that they are going to sit down and to talk about those issues and maybe how they can join forces on them. but rick has been very clear from day one that he would unify behind whoever the candidate is, the republican nominee and he will do that now with mitt romney. >> reporter: a poll two weeks ago showed romney with a 10 point lead over santorum. but the republican voters were also asked who their choice would be if santorum quit the race. romney added 14 percentage points while gingrich only gained seven. now there's really a lot of speculation about whether or not santorum will endorse romney. we've heard mixed opinions on that, but what we do know is that those two men plan to meet in the near future. in washington, i'm tori dunnan, for ktv you -- ktvu channel 2 news. >> our news coverage continues wit
he didn't even mention romney during his speech. but his campaign advisor says he'll support the party's nominee. >> there are disagreements that he and mitt romney have on critical issues. and i believe that's one of the reasons that they are going to sit down and to talk about those issues and maybe how they can join forces on them. but rick has been very clear from day one that he would unify behind whoever the candidate is, the republican nominee and he will do that now with mitt...
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as for mitt romney and the republican party, they have raised $363 million so far. and the majority of its donations are $2,500, which is the individual limit to a campaign, or a candidate's campaign committee. one republican consultant says the president comes to california to raise money, but holds few policy events here. >> it's to raise money, then he splits. why does he could it? the state is not competitive, he can get away with it. >> the president is set to attend a round table in san jose. that was moved for logistical reasons. the president is meeting with members of the asian pacific islander community. tickets for the event cost up to $35,000. stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. we'll be following the president tomorrow. at 10:45 we'll check back with ken wayne as that event wraps up. we'll also hear from mitt romney who addressed supporters today on how he would overhaul education. >>> fire crews were able to stop a fire from advancing. here's where it burned off highway 128 near chalk hill road. firefighters say tonight's gusty winds presented a re
as for mitt romney and the republican party, they have raised $363 million so far. and the majority of its donations are $2,500, which is the individual limit to a campaign, or a candidate's campaign committee. one republican consultant says the president comes to california to raise money, but holds few policy events here. >> it's to raise money, then he splits. why does he could it? the state is not competitive, he can get away with it. >> the president is set to attend a round...
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mitt romney is picking up six states. romney wins the state of ohio with 38% of the vote and a margin of 12,000 votes. we have live team coverage. amber lee has been talking to bay area voters. we begin with ken wayne who breaks down today's victory. >> reporter: there was no clean sweep tonight. elections were held in 10 states and each candidate expect ron paul claimed victories. mitt romney pulled out a win in massachusetts, vermont, , virginia and idaho. right now he's picked up eight additional delegates giving him a total of 351. let's move on to rick santorum. he gets an additional 68 delegates for a grand total of 156 delegates. we move on to the next candidate. newt gingrich he stays alive with the critical win of georgia. that gives him 52 more delegates today for a total of 85. and finally, the fourth major candidate, ron paul who is promising to go the distance winning just 14 more delegates today. for a total of 39. we're still waiting for the results from alaska where the polls just closed an hour ago. keep
mitt romney is picking up six states. romney wins the state of ohio with 38% of the vote and a margin of 12,000 votes. we have live team coverage. amber lee has been talking to bay area voters. we begin with ken wayne who breaks down today's victory. >> reporter: there was no clean sweep tonight. elections were held in 10 states and each candidate expect ron paul claimed victories. mitt romney pulled out a win in massachusetts, vermont, , virginia and idaho. right now he's picked up eight...
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mitt romney easily won the support of californians. romney is the presumpive nominee and he'sing four out of five votes in california. he also won montana, new jersey, new mexico and in south dakota. romney was in texas today a state that's been very good to him. so far his two day visit has paid off with a $15 million boost to his campaign and he's got more fundraisers scheduled for tomorrow. in a speech today, romney said president obama must be defeated in november. >> i am convinced this man is out of ideas. i know he's out of excuses and in 2012 you're going to make sure we vote him out of office. >> reporter: romney also made a specific appeal to latino voters. he said they've been hit especially hard during the obama administration. heather holmes is live where she's watching returns. >> reporter: the could has thinned out quite significantly but earlier in the evening this room was packed. the adrenaline going, the enthusiasm going, they are energize and starting tomorrow their focus will shift on the november election. members
mitt romney easily won the support of californians. romney is the presumpive nominee and he'sing four out of five votes in california. he also won montana, new jersey, new mexico and in south dakota. romney was in texas today a state that's been very good to him. so far his two day visit has paid off with a $15 million boost to his campaign and he's got more fundraisers scheduled for tomorrow. in a speech today, romney said president obama must be defeated in november. >> i am convinced...
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onlookers were kept behind barricades including a man trying to get romney to sign a baseball for him. >> i didn't think it would be this hard. i mean two locations now. you know if i don't get him here i'm not sure where else i'm going to get him. >> reporter: the massachusetts governor was the star of a private luncheon at wood side. >> they need to stop treating california as an atm. >> reporter: this occupy activist followed romney across town with her sign and she say she is will dog president obama's events tomorrow too. >> i do feel that congress, the white house have all been bought out by the corporations, specifically by wall street. >> $50,000 i permly could not afford for this event. >> reporter: a romney delegate with mull tip sclerosis stood outside to show her support. >> she's a hero to me, she suffers every day like i do and she goes on. and that's what i'm trying to do. >> reporter: hewlett packard head dodged questions as many others. and mitt romney went by in his motorcade and gave quick fist puts. >>> at least 11 people are killed and a dozen injured when a picku
onlookers were kept behind barricades including a man trying to get romney to sign a baseball for him. >> i didn't think it would be this hard. i mean two locations now. you know if i don't get him here i'm not sure where else i'm going to get him. >> reporter: the massachusetts governor was the star of a private luncheon at wood side. >> they need to stop treating california as an atm. >> reporter: this occupy activist followed romney across town with her sign and she...
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. >> more details on romney's visit. ann romney attended a luncheon for republican women today. it was held at palo alto today. some of the invited women told us ann romney talked about the economy, jobs, women's issues, and how her husband could turn the country around. >>> a new iphone campaign app. is called i'm with mitt and calls on supporters to post photos of themselves. some enterprising americans are trying to cash in by selling misspelled t-shirts on the like. >>> president obama called mitt romney today to congratulate him on clinching the nomination. the white house says he told romney he looks forward to a debate about the nation's future. romney's camp said the call was quote brief and cordial. >>> a new ktvu field poll on two propositions california will decide next week. in seven minutes, term limits in sacramento, and why some say an effort to toughen them may actually weaken them. and a tax on cigarettes and a shift in where the voters stand. >>> a shooting outside one oakland high school briefly put that school on lockdown. it happened next to park and mcarthu
. >> more details on romney's visit. ann romney attended a luncheon for republican women today. it was held at palo alto today. some of the invited women told us ann romney talked about the economy, jobs, women's issues, and how her husband could turn the country around. >>> a new iphone campaign app. is called i'm with mitt and calls on supporters to post photos of themselves. some enterprising americans are trying to cash in by selling misspelled t-shirts on the like....
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after his strong show in the debate. >> romney. we were talking about this -- he was confident but he was speaking -- confidently. protesters waves signs. >> we aren't funneling drugs to the black marketw. are keeping patients such as myself from having to resort to the black market. >> reporter: early net evening police blocked streets near the hotel where he attended a expensive event. 25 supporters paid $40,000 each for a seat at the round table. on the tarmac. >> i think it's just a wonderful opportunity. >> reporter: there was plenty of excitement. >> i think he needs four more years to finish what he started. >> reporter: the days events expected to bring in about four million dollars to his campaign and that is important cash as both of the candidates rachet up their television adds. reporting live in san francisco. heather hoppings. >> more details on the president's night in san francisco. before the conner speech he attended a fundraising dinner for 100 donors. bay area chefs prepared the meal. fish tartare, duck confit a
after his strong show in the debate. >> romney. we were talking about this -- he was confident but he was speaking -- confidently. protesters waves signs. >> we aren't funneling drugs to the black marketw. are keeping patients such as myself from having to resort to the black market. >> reporter: early net evening police blocked streets near the hotel where he attended a expensive event. 25 supporters paid $40,000 each for a seat at the round table. on the tarmac. >> i...
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the big prize this week is illinois and mitt romney's lead in the polls there has been shrinking. today both he and rick santorum knocked each other for being too much like president obama. >> santorum has the same background as the president. right now we need somebody that understands the economy fundamentally. senator santorum has the same economic lightweight the president does. >> romney has been lightning lights his business background which santorum sneered at today saying romney wants to be the ceo of america. >> we don't want somebody in washington, d.c. to manage the economy we want someone to get washington out of our lives, get rid of things like romney here at the federal level which we call obama care and do some things to get the economy going. >> reporter: santorum focused on personal stories explaining why he's against abortion. he will campaign ahead of tuesday's campaign there. >>> california secretary of state has selected the ballot order for the june 5th republican primary and the former house speaker is on top. four major republican presidential candidates f
the big prize this week is illinois and mitt romney's lead in the polls there has been shrinking. today both he and rick santorum knocked each other for being too much like president obama. >> santorum has the same background as the president. right now we need somebody that understands the economy fundamentally. senator santorum has the same economic lightweight the president does. >> romney has been lightning lights his business background which santorum sneered at today saying...
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why rick santorum referred to mitt romney as a liar today. the news continues in 90 seconds 0 . >>> the san mateo sheriff's office is looking for a marine gone missing. it has been more than a week since he went missing. ktvu's jade henderson hernandez has more. >> reporter: that is right, today, from the people search food the man, he is 27 years old, his family has not seen him since march the 2nd. this command unit operated here, where search dogs fanned out. the 32-acre pacifica park is where joseph mchenry was going to rock climb and stay overnight. he has not been seen since friday, march 2. his vehicle was found near the golf course, and the small scale search began. >> we continue to believe there is a possibility in the search area, which is why we're looking. we did find gear during our search on thursday. >> reporter: they expanded the search and rescue last thursday to 40 people, the same number of searchers looked through the area yet again today. >> we're searching the ocean area along the pacifica coast here, as well as the inl
why rick santorum referred to mitt romney as a liar today. the news continues in 90 seconds 0 . >>> the san mateo sheriff's office is looking for a marine gone missing. it has been more than a week since he went missing. ktvu's jade henderson hernandez has more. >> reporter: that is right, today, from the people search food the man, he is 27 years old, his family has not seen him since march the 2nd. this command unit operated here, where search dogs fanned out. the 32-acre...
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mitt romney announces his running mate in paul ryan hits the campaign trail running. good evening, i'm ken wayne heather holmes is off tonight. after weeks of speculation mitt romney app announced wisconsin congressman paul ryan is his running mate. in our election 2012 coverage, jennifer davis joins us live from washington, d.c. on details on why ryan's background will bring the economy front and center in the campaign, jennifer. >> reporter: hi, ken, after the end of this first full day of campaigning between romney and ryan, the duo said it was a really good day, a high-energy day, full of big crowds and certainly things are changing for congressman paul ryan right now, who is going to be spending less time on capitol hill and a lot more time on the campaign trail. day one on the republican ticket for congressman paul ryan started in front of the u.s.s. wisconsin an ode to his home state. >> real solutions can be delivered, but it will take leadership and the courage to tell you the truth. >> reporter: raucous and rejoicing crowds met the duo at the key battlegroun
mitt romney announces his running mate in paul ryan hits the campaign trail running. good evening, i'm ken wayne heather holmes is off tonight. after weeks of speculation mitt romney app announced wisconsin congressman paul ryan is his running mate. in our election 2012 coverage, jennifer davis joins us live from washington, d.c. on details on why ryan's background will bring the economy front and center in the campaign, jennifer. >> reporter: hi, ken, after the end of this first full day...
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a victory tonight in texas put mitt romney over the top. he now has secured enough committed delegates to be the republican candidate for president. romney's win gives him 1,183 delegates surpassing the number he needed. he issued a statement saying quote i have no illusions about the difficulties of the task before us but we will settle for nothing less than getting america back on the path to full imemployment and prosperity. romney says he is honored and humbled to face off against president obama. >> reporter: behind me is the gate where the 65,000 square foot carolyn mansion reside. and that is where mitt romney will hold his fundraiser tomorrow night. ticket prices cost as much as $50,000 for tomorrow night's event. it's not clear if the fundraiser will be held in the 75-foot tall atrium or one of the other sprawling rooming. r o om -- rooms. a tent is already in place. >> reporter: tom dobecaro says romney will be wise to focus on the committee. >> he's going to say why keystone is going to be beneficial to the jobs. he has to say wh
a victory tonight in texas put mitt romney over the top. he now has secured enough committed delegates to be the republican candidate for president. romney's win gives him 1,183 delegates surpassing the number he needed. he issued a statement saying quote i have no illusions about the difficulties of the task before us but we will settle for nothing less than getting america back on the path to full imemployment and prosperity. romney says he is honored and humbled to face off against president...
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only a few points separated romney and santorum all evening. in the end romney edged ahead. he won with 41%. santorum trailed him by just three per sen tan points. paul and gingrich were far behind. most of the votes are now in. again paul and gingrich trail far behind the two front runners. reporter tory dunnan is live in phoenix with what the two can can --candidates had to say. >> reporter: romney came out immediately and thanked the voters. he said they didn't win by much, but that was all they needed. if not a full pledged dissaáser. >> this is a big night, thank you guys. >> reporter: but the former massachusetts governor delivered. and now carry it is momentum heading into super tuesday. >> we celebrate with people across these states, thank you. >> reporter: romney held off a surge by former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. >> we need a president who says yes to the american people. >> reporter: boosted by three victories earlier this month, santorum was within striking distance. but despite the loss he says the competitive nature of michigan shows how fragile ro
only a few points separated romney and santorum all evening. in the end romney edged ahead. he won with 41%. santorum trailed him by just three per sen tan points. paul and gingrich were far behind. most of the votes are now in. again paul and gingrich trail far behind the two front runners. reporter tory dunnan is live in phoenix with what the two can can --candidates had to say. >> reporter: romney came out immediately and thanked the voters. he said they didn't win by much, but that...
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senator when romney brought in $600 million of federal money for the olympics. polls show santorum ahead of romney for the first time ahead. >>> newt gingrich stumped in atlanta with support from former rival herman cain. gingrich is counting on a comeback victory in georgia. the former house speaker held a seat in congress in that state for 20 years. georgia's primary is march 6th, supertuesday, but first michigan and arizona hold their primaries on february 28th. >>> in his weekly address, president obama focused on the economy, pushing congress for tax breaks for companies that create manufacturing jobs. >> bigger tax breaks should go to high-tech manufacturers who create the jobs of the future. and if you relocate a company in a struggling community, you should get help financing that new plant, that new equipment or for training new workers. >> president obama also touted the improving u.s. economy saying companies, such as boeing have created $3.8 million jobs over the past two years. he recorded the address during his visit to the boeing plant in washingt
senator when romney brought in $600 million of federal money for the olympics. polls show santorum ahead of romney for the first time ahead. >>> newt gingrich stumped in atlanta with support from former rival herman cain. gingrich is counting on a comeback victory in georgia. the former house speaker held a seat in congress in that state for 20 years. georgia's primary is march 6th, supertuesday, but first michigan and arizona hold their primaries on february 28th. >>> in his...
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obama 45%, romney 39% in pennsylvania. >>> mitt romney hit the campaign trail in virginia today. he hammered away at president obama's fiscal policies. >> for those a little younger, he's adding trillions of dollars to federal spending. we do not need more debt. we cannot pass on these burdens to the next generation. >> romney's campaign is said to be preparing a defense of his time at bane capital. this is apparently in response to the president's campaign that bane outsourced many jobs overseas while romney was there. >>> it warmed up nicely today. 5 to 8 degrees depending where you were. forecast highs for thursday, just like these, not a big change. i think it might be a degree or two warmer inland. there's going to be a little bit of fog late tonight, early tomorrow morning. the computer model struggles with it. here it is at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. it struggles with the fog, just a little patch trying to show up here. i think there will be a little more than that. i think there will be a little patchy coastal fog. then it goes away. daytime highs tomorrow, lots of 70s a
obama 45%, romney 39% in pennsylvania. >>> mitt romney hit the campaign trail in virginia today. he hammered away at president obama's fiscal policies. >> for those a little younger, he's adding trillions of dollars to federal spending. we do not need more debt. we cannot pass on these burdens to the next generation. >> romney's campaign is said to be preparing a defense of his time at bane capital. this is apparently in response to the president's campaign that bane...
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what mitt romney faced when he awoke this morning in boston. freezing temperatures, gray skies, the stark reality that his dream of being president was over. we've learned right after romney made his concession speech, he made an unexpected decision to stay overnight at the westin hotel. >> it's a moving target when you work with the secret service. we did not expect the romney family to be staying overnight. >> reporter: his reporters left trying to figure out how the republicans win next time. >> the republican party needs to get they're house in order. stay out of people's private lives. leave women alone. >> reporter: the winner here was boston. the head of the convention and visiter's bureau told us boston came out at least $20 million richer, thanks to the romney campaign. 50 rooms just for his family and staff here. other hotels also at capacity. taxis and restaurants full. even the airports saw double the usual number of private jets. >> boston officials saying having the former governor of massachusetts here on election night was a god
what mitt romney faced when he awoke this morning in boston. freezing temperatures, gray skies, the stark reality that his dream of being president was over. we've learned right after romney made his concession speech, he made an unexpected decision to stay overnight at the westin hotel. >> it's a moving target when you work with the secret service. we did not expect the romney family to be staying overnight. >> reporter: his reporters left trying to figure out how the republicans...
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mitt romney easily won. he has 42% of the vote right now. newt gingrich is in second place. ron paul third and rick santorum last. ktvu's ken pritchett has more live from reno. ken. >> well, as you said, mitt romney as expected was declared the winner of the nevada caucus. romney confident of a win, spent today campaigning in colorado, before returning to nevada for a victory rally tonight in las vegas. >> reporter: it's another win for mitt romney, two election contests back-to-back, florida and now nevada. >> this is not the first time you gave me your vote of confidence and this time i'm going to take it to the white house. [ applause ] >> reporter: romney's ribry was never in doubt of the he won by a landslide in 2008 and has essentially had a campaign presence in the silver state ever since. the battle tonight was for second place between newt gingrich and ron paul. gingrich polled higher, but he had virtually no organization in nevada. as opposed to ron paul, like romney had a significant ground game, considered key in a caucus state. >> time to vote. you all have your
mitt romney easily won. he has 42% of the vote right now. newt gingrich is in second place. ron paul third and rick santorum last. ktvu's ken pritchett has more live from reno. ken. >> well, as you said, mitt romney as expected was declared the winner of the nevada caucus. romney confident of a win, spent today campaigning in colorado, before returning to nevada for a victory rally tonight in las vegas. >> reporter: it's another win for mitt romney, two election contests...
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romney stuck to his strategy as the most electable republican. >> the only reason governor romney is winning in these early states is because outspending his opponents, five, six, seven to one. >> reporter: santorum >> reporter: blasted the his main opponent for heavy spending. santorum described his campaign as the vision. >>> i think you lose all credibility if the folks who know you best reputeuate you and i think that will lead to a very spirited campaign in georgia which it has. >> reporter: ron paul is looking ahead to a win in alaska on super tuesday. where he posthis libertarian campaign today. >>> meantime a new nbc news shows rick santorum and mitt romney running neck in neck at the key state of ohio. santorum received 34% of the support. while romney trailed behind with 32%. the two were followed with newt gingrich and ron paul. >>> more and more signs point to an improving economy at least on the national level. lorane blanco tell us how the bay area economy is fairing. >> reporter: business is roaring at toy safari. so much that employees are getting more hours, and the
romney stuck to his strategy as the most electable republican. >> the only reason governor romney is winning in these early states is because outspending his opponents, five, six, seven to one. >> reporter: santorum >> reporter: blasted the his main opponent for heavy spending. santorum described his campaign as the vision. >>> i think you lose all credibility if the folks who know you best reputeuate you and i think that will lead to a very spirited campaign in...
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has extensive debater. >> no, governor romney he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> it is a flurry of unusual compliments, but who's winning the battle to lower expectations? >> i think actually president obama is in part because it's partly true. he's not been a good debater so he has a better argument. >> reporter: but u.s. political science professor cook says the romney campaign has been playing the expectations game both ways. >> coming out the conventions until now. certainly for the romney campaign hasn't been positive and they made the argument, wait until the debates come around. >> reporter: cook says romney has an advantage by simply appearing on stage with a sitting president. and romney could take advantage as the debate makes it to the economy. voters will have their chance to decide with two more presidential debates to follow this month. in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and you can watch that debate live right here on ktvu channel 2 this wednesday. our coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. followed by a special editio
has extensive debater. >> no, governor romney he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> it is a flurry of unusual compliments, but who's winning the battle to lower expectations? >> i think actually president obama is in part because it's partly true. he's not been a good debater so he has a better argument. >> reporter: but u.s. political science professor cook says the romney campaign has been playing the expectations game both ways. >> coming out the conventions...
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romney's visit lasted for several hours. president obama traveled to fort bliss texas today to mark two years since the ends of major combat. he also applauded all the troops still in combat. >> two years ago i told you we would keep up the fight in afghanistan. i know some of you recently got back. on behalf of a grateful nation welcome home. >> reporter: the president also talked about the victims of hurricane isaac and said the federal government will do everything it can for them. the president also plans to visit the gulf coast on mondays. >>> the republicans had their week now it is the democrats turn as they hope to motivate voters to reelect president obama. ktvu's amber lee is live now in oakland. she talked with a father- daughter delegate team headed out tomorrow for north carolina. >> reporter: tonight we spoke with an analyst who says they expect the atmosphere from this year's convention to be better than two years ago. harpete sandu and 27-year-old daughter tanisia are packing for their trip to the democratic
romney's visit lasted for several hours. president obama traveled to fort bliss texas today to mark two years since the ends of major combat. he also applauded all the troops still in combat. >> two years ago i told you we would keep up the fight in afghanistan. i know some of you recently got back. on behalf of a grateful nation welcome home. >> reporter: the president also talked about the victims of hurricane isaac and said the federal government will do everything it can for...
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called mitt romney the king of the 1%. demonstrations in response to romney's statement say he'll cut federal funding for the public television network pbs. organized by the consumer action network. >> mark is off. joe is here. the wheels have fallen off the texas ranger's bus. >> they are off the bus is in big trouble. first wild card days in the books and two teams are moving on and two others had a short post season experience. in texas soon to be free agent job hamilton may have played last game in a rangers uniform. single up the middle off darvish. 2-1 in the 7th. 2 out hit off derek. texas manager ron washington left to ponder how his team that looked so dominant could be one and done in the post season after the 5-1 win. they'll now meet the yankees if they are wondering about protocol, you do pop champagne after a win. the story may now be sinking in after winning the al west on wednesday. parker will be the starting pitcher and he doesn't think the team'sability to stay loose will change in the playoffs. >>> i do
called mitt romney the king of the 1%. demonstrations in response to romney's statement say he'll cut federal funding for the public television network pbs. organized by the consumer action network. >> mark is off. joe is here. the wheels have fallen off the texas ranger's bus. >> they are off the bus is in big trouble. first wild card days in the books and two teams are moving on and two others had a short post season experience. in texas soon to be free agent job hamilton may have...
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romney would need half of those. as santorum spoke about a broken convention, gingrich spoke about something other than the recession. >> we're going to fight. >> reporter: printers here have been hustling to replace over half a billion optical scanners who were found to be too large for or misprinted. some of those misprints went out as absentees and they may have to be hand counted. >>> mitt romney enters tomorrow with 572 delegates that is exactly half of the 1,144 needed to secure the nomination. romney more than doubles up rick santorum who has 272. newt gingrich has 135 and texas congressman ron paul has 51. >>> good evening to you. it was a comfortable day over the bay area but we have changes on the horizon. high clouds comet tostream tostream -- continue to stream in across the bay. this cold front going to bring us a few scattered showers and the trough is going to move into california over the next few days and cool us down. for tonight partly to mostly cloudy skies. we're sitting in the 50s right now. but
romney would need half of those. as santorum spoke about a broken convention, gingrich spoke about something other than the recession. >> we're going to fight. >> reporter: printers here have been hustling to replace over half a billion optical scanners who were found to be too large for or misprinted. some of those misprints went out as absentees and they may have to be hand counted. >>> mitt romney enters tomorrow with 572 delegates that is exactly half of the 1,144...
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according to the gallop, among all registered voters, it shows obama and romney are tied. >>> romney appeared with john mccain today. romney praised mccain as a hero he also paid tribute to the generation that won world war ii. >> our duty is to take up the torch they carried so gallantly, so bravely with such great sacrifice, it's a torch of freedom. >>> along with describing memorial day as one of sacrifice and patriotism, he worked in a bit of campaigning as well. romney said that as veterans return home, they are having a hard time finding jobs and he said it -- >>> san francisco's memorial day ceremony began with a spade, onlookers waved flags as a military band led the way into the national cemetery at the presidio in a tribute to living and deceased servicemen and women. >> to pay my respect to my fallen comrades. i survived and a lot of them didn't. >> i'm going to start crying. it's very emotional. very emotional. i mean i don't think we take care of our vets like we should. >> reporter: cal student and iraq war veteran smith led the pledge of allegiance. the ceremony includ
according to the gallop, among all registered voters, it shows obama and romney are tied. >>> romney appeared with john mccain today. romney praised mccain as a hero he also paid tribute to the generation that won world war ii. >> our duty is to take up the torch they carried so gallantly, so bravely with such great sacrifice, it's a torch of freedom. >>> along with describing memorial day as one of sacrifice and patriotism, he worked in a bit of campaigning as well....
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how many of you are going to vote for romney? >> reporter: three raised their hands for romney, three for obama and one undecided. >> to me that's what makes this country. >> reporter: a country that allows its people to vote for its leader. a country where every vote counts for every candidate. >> reporter: are you going to give romney the chance? >> i can't give him a chance. >> reporter: whether it's a swing state, a red state or a blue state the obama-romney debate is cooking in diners like this one across america. >> so if you kill business what kind of government do you have? you have a broke government. >> i know these guys keep saying mitt romney is a businessman but i don't think that he's a small businessman. >> reporter: and as this conversation goes the clock ticks and the final count down to election day is under way. mike mibach, ktvu news. >>> employees at the san francisco -- workers would turn off air-conditioning in clean rooms at night even though they were supposed to be climate controlled. so far 338 people h
how many of you are going to vote for romney? >> reporter: three raised their hands for romney, three for obama and one undecided. >> to me that's what makes this country. >> reporter: a country that allows its people to vote for its leader. a country where every vote counts for every candidate. >> reporter: are you going to give romney the chance? >> i can't give him a chance. >> reporter: whether it's a swing state, a red state or a blue state the...
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and told me if romney asked for advise today he would say. >> it's better to keep on your message. >> reporter: because in this cycle what's news today may be go tomorrow. the today's marketing directing says etch a sketch does not pick side on presidential. he says that's why there's both a knob on the left and one on the right. rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and more details now as we mentioned romney is scheduled to visit the bay area on monday. he is said to appear at a fund raising meeting. santorum is expected at a fundraiser next week. >>>-- the birthers questioned president obama's citizenship and they're also questioning romney's citizenship because his parents lived in mexico for some time. >>> vallejo sales tax is going up to 8.3%. fairfax new rate will be 8.5%. >>> the mtc is said to vote on its $750 million share of that price tag next wednesday. >>> police called him the blue bar burglar. tonight we're going to show you some of the items found among dozens of bags of stolen property discovered in a peninsula apartment. >>> back in 10 minutes we're going to take
and told me if romney asked for advise today he would say. >> it's better to keep on your message. >> reporter: because in this cycle what's news today may be go tomorrow. the today's marketing directing says etch a sketch does not pick side on presidential. he says that's why there's both a knob on the left and one on the right. rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and more details now as we mentioned romney is scheduled to visit the bay area on monday. he is said to...
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romney has 646 delegates. rick santorum trails with 272. newt gingrich has 135, and ron paul has 51. >>> rick santorum is being criticized for comments he made about history courses. he made the remark last night in wisconsin. >> the california system of universities don't even teach an american history course, it's not even available to be thought. just to tell you how bad it's gotten in this country. >> santorum said the lack of a history requirement quote disconnects the american people from the roots of who we are. his comment triggered a backlash among uc students who say history is being thought and it's a requirement for graduation. >>> president obama lashes out at mitt romney, how he characterized the gop budget plan that romney supports. >>> new reports out tonight say yahoo will announce up to 2,000 lay offs as early as tomorrow. the wall street journal blog all things d says the product division will be hit the hardest. it's widely reported the lay off comes as part of a major restructuring. the web pioneer has over 5,000 employ
romney has 646 delegates. rick santorum trails with 272. newt gingrich has 135, and ron paul has 51. >>> rick santorum is being criticized for comments he made about history courses. he made the remark last night in wisconsin. >> the california system of universities don't even teach an american history course, it's not even available to be thought. just to tell you how bad it's gotten in this country. >> santorum said the lack of a history requirement quote disconnects the...
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mitt romney now has 563 delegates. that's almost half of what he needs to secure the gop nomination. san for rum has 263. gingrich 135, and ron paul currently has 50 delegates. >>> the richmond city council is meeting tonight to decide whether to move ahead with proposed expansion of medical marijuana dispensaries. the council already agreed tentatively to increase the number of dispensaries from four to six. right now those dispensaries are confined to the hilltop mall and pacific east mall areas. any new dispensaries would be prohibited from opening near residential areas. >>> and california secretary of state is allowing supporters of a proposed ballot measure on medical marijuana to start collecting signatures. the measure would allow medical marijuana patients to form collectives enabling them to store and distribute cannabis. they could also be taxed. >>> okay could you be holding a winning mega million ticket that could be worth $240 million. in san leandro there was a steady flow of people who were picking numb
mitt romney now has 563 delegates. that's almost half of what he needs to secure the gop nomination. san for rum has 263. gingrich 135, and ron paul currently has 50 delegates. >>> the richmond city council is meeting tonight to decide whether to move ahead with proposed expansion of medical marijuana dispensaries. the council already agreed tentatively to increase the number of dispensaries from four to six. right now those dispensaries are confined to the hilltop mall and pacific...
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obama and 38% supporting romney. no president since 1960 has been elected without winning ohio. >>> meantime the man that could eventually become the republican vice-presidential candidate was in north carolina this weekend. romney has said the campaign has mark rubio as a possible candidate. senator rubio was at a book is store signing his book. >>> a job report shows 80,000 job bees were created in june. president obama used his weekly address to sign his measure of law offering 150 billion- dollars in highway and transportation standing. >> it will keep thousands on the job rebuilding our nation's infrastructure and keep interest rates on student loans from doubling which would have hit more than 7 million students. >>> supporters say the transportation measure will save is 3 million jobs. the current unemployment rate is 8.2% nationwide and in california it is higher at more than 10%. >>> the family of an elderly ohio restaurant owner that died hours after meeting president obama said they were very pleased that
obama and 38% supporting romney. no president since 1960 has been elected without winning ohio. >>> meantime the man that could eventually become the republican vice-presidential candidate was in north carolina this weekend. romney has said the campaign has mark rubio as a possible candidate. senator rubio was at a book is store signing his book. >>> a job report shows 80,000 job bees were created in june. president obama used his weekly address to sign his measure of law...
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. >> reporter: the plan had been for the delegates to vote and officially nominate governor mitt romney as their choice for president tomorrow. that now has been moved to tuesday because of the weather and despite the weather the california delegation will have a busy morning as they hear a speech from new jersey governor chris christie, we will be there. >>> isaac is moving into the warm waters of the gulf of mexico. earlier today though isaac cut a swap across south florida with heavy winds up to 60 miles per hour. the storm forced winds cancelled events in miami. meteorologists say isaac is getting better organized increases chances of turning into a hurricane and threatening u.s. oil production in the gulf. >> we are calling on folks who live in low lying areas in the 15 parishes that are in a hurricane watch area in louisiana to go ahead and start voluntary evacuations today. >>> louisiana governor bobby jindel has already declared a state of emergency. the governor of mississippi declared one as well. wednesday marks the seventh anniversary of katrina. years later the area is stil
. >> reporter: the plan had been for the delegates to vote and officially nominate governor mitt romney as their choice for president tomorrow. that now has been moved to tuesday because of the weather and despite the weather the california delegation will have a busy morning as they hear a speech from new jersey governor chris christie, we will be there. >>> isaac is moving into the warm waters of the gulf of mexico. earlier today though isaac cut a swap across south florida...
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the romney campaign has announced that the romney campaign has raised $3.5 million since the announcement of ryan paul. >> mitt romny has the leadership and courage to present to the american people a real contrast and a real debate in this country that the american people deserve. >> reporter: game changer or not, romney advisors quickly rejected comparesons with sarah palin's choice as running mate. >>> the obama campaign formally responded. >> it's a pick that is meant to thrill the most triden voices in the republican party. but it's a voice that should trouble every other class. because of ryan's record. he is a right wing ideolog. >> reporter: ryan's extreme views on fiscal and social issues will create a more united gop convention later this month that may help rally democrats come november. >>> president obama went to his hometown of chicago for some intense fund raising. he raised up to $4 million today. mr.obama said voters now have a choice not just between candidates but a vision for the future. one that affects america's children and grandchildren. he called ryan a decent man
the romney campaign has announced that the romney campaign has raised $3.5 million since the announcement of ryan paul. >> mitt romny has the leadership and courage to present to the american people a real contrast and a real debate in this country that the american people deserve. >> reporter: game changer or not, romney advisors quickly rejected comparesons with sarah palin's choice as running mate. >>> the obama campaign formally responded. >> it's a pick that is...
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he says the choice for vp is up to the romney campaign. ohio is a critical state. no republican has ever won the presidency without winning ohio. >>> meanwhile politico is referring that romney may make his pick early. >>> gabrielle giffords is campaigning for a former aide. giffords resigned from her position in the house to recover after being wounded. ron barber is giffords former district director and the only democrat running. the winner of tuesday's special election will finish out the rest of giffords term which ends this fall. >>> the search is on for a gunman who opened fire at a pool party killing two people and injured others. police identifyed the gunman as monte leonard. authorities are searching for him in his hometown of montgomery alabama. >> it's sickening that these young lives were cut short and also the shooter is such a young man, it's, you know as a society we have to learn the value of life again. >> reporter: witnesses say the shooting started after an argument about a woman. the victim's includes current and former football players. >>> sug
he says the choice for vp is up to the romney campaign. ohio is a critical state. no republican has ever won the presidency without winning ohio. >>> meanwhile politico is referring that romney may make his pick early. >>> gabrielle giffords is campaigning for a former aide. giffords resigned from her position in the house to recover after being wounded. ron barber is giffords former district director and the only democrat running. the winner of tuesday's special election will...
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. >>> it's mitt romney in a rout. he has restored his republican front runner status today with a landslide win in florida. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. romney is celebrating a win after he easily beat gingrich. romney finished with 46% of the vote. gingrich came in second with 32%. rick santorum and ron paul finished third and fourth. it is the biggest win yet. we go to tampa with more on today's outcome and what comes next. good evening tory. >> reporter: florida is win it take all so romney is leaving with a lot of momentum going forward. >> thank you tonight for this victory. >> reporter: for mitt romney it's win number two. a new more aggressive candidate emerges. >> mr. president you were elected to leave, you chose to follow, now it's time for you to get out of the way. >> reporter: an influx of tv adses were the momentum that mitt romney needed to win the prize. >> florida, you're the best. >> a competitive primary does not divide us it prepares us, and we will win. >> reporter:
. >>> it's mitt romney in a rout. he has restored his republican front runner status today with a landslide win in florida. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. romney is celebrating a win after he easily beat gingrich. romney finished with 46% of the vote. gingrich came in second with 32%. rick santorum and ron paul finished third and fourth. it is the biggest win yet. we go to tampa with more on today's outcome and what comes next. good evening tory....
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romney needs something major to happen to change his fortune. >> romney needs to have a great debate. it's not even sure it's possible for him to have a great debate. >> reporter: the first debate is set for next wednesday night in denver. the topic domestic policy. john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> we first reported it a couple of days ago today the san francisco giants confirmed that suspended outfielder milky cabrera will not be returning to the team for the play offs. cabrera was having a tremendous season. but on august 15th he was suspended for 15 games by major league baseball after testing positive for muscle enhancing drugs. after that the team really came together. >> we talked about it, we still had the talent on this team to do it. and they showed it. and i think they wanted to prove it and they did. >> reporter: cabrera released a statement today saying he's disappointed to miss the play offs but is wishing his teammates the best. >>> oakland police arrested a man tonight who they say was in the process of trying to rob an art gallery. officers say they had responded to a burgl
romney needs something major to happen to change his fortune. >> romney needs to have a great debate. it's not even sure it's possible for him to have a great debate. >> reporter: the first debate is set for next wednesday night in denver. the topic domestic policy. john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> we first reported it a couple of days ago today the san francisco giants confirmed that suspended outfielder milky cabrera will not be returning to the team for the play offs. cabrera...
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romney appeared there yesterday. president obama has about $88 million available to spend in the 6-1/2 weeks before the november election. romney has 50 million on hand but he also needs to repay $15 million that he borrowed on a campaign loan. >>> newly released census totals are showing that 6.1 million people are living in poverty. the median income has also fallen. >>> san francisco website truilia had its ipo and it got off to a pretty good start. executives rang the bell. it offers listings on homes. trulia shares were priced at $28. >>> the broader markets ended the day mixed. the dow was up 18 points but the nasdaq was down six. traders contemplated reports that suggest u.s. economic recovery continues to be slugish. >>> built to keep out bears but not mice. how yosemite officials are working to keep the hanta virus away from visitors. >>> and the best places to catch a spectacular view of the shuttle endeavour tomorrow morning. >>> we are live right now in downtown palo alto where a lot of people are camped
romney appeared there yesterday. president obama has about $88 million available to spend in the 6-1/2 weeks before the november election. romney has 50 million on hand but he also needs to repay $15 million that he borrowed on a campaign loan. >>> newly released census totals are showing that 6.1 million people are living in poverty. the median income has also fallen. >>> san francisco website truilia had its ipo and it got off to a pretty good start. executives rang the...
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on one side david brooks from the new york times complains, romney is running an inept campaign. over at the white house, jay carney showed solidarity with what many republicans are now referring to the 47%. >> when you're president of the united states you are president of all the people. not just the president who voted for you. >> reporter: and president obama had a similar response during tonight's appearance with david letterman. the president said romney is writing off a big chunk of the country. >> my expectation is if you have to be president you have to work for everybody not just for some. >> mitt romney's comments were first made public by mother jones, the news organization based in san francisco. and the attention its received has been global. >> pretty phenomenal. we've had double the traffic of our previous biggest day ever. we've been picked up by news outlets all over the world. >> reporter: the magazine's website usually gets 250,000 page views per day. but yesterday it had 2 million. the editor of mother jones says they received the video a few weeks ago then s
on one side david brooks from the new york times complains, romney is running an inept campaign. over at the white house, jay carney showed solidarity with what many republicans are now referring to the 47%. >> when you're president of the united states you are president of all the people. not just the president who voted for you. >> reporter: and president obama had a similar response during tonight's appearance with david letterman. the president said romney is writing off a big...
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he told delegates that a romney- ryan ticket is the right stuff in these difficult times. >> mitt romney will tell us the hard truths we need to hear to end the torrent of debt that is compromising our future and burying our economy. >> reporter: christie said it's time to take the country back and without mentioning president obama by name he said the nation's current leaders would rather be popular than to lead on the tough issues. >>> more details now. vice president nominee paul ryan is expected to make his acceptance speech tomorrow night. he will be proceeded by former secretary of state condoleezza rice. the gop nominee from four years ago will speak earlier and focus on national security. and the convention wraps up thursday night when mitt romney accept it is party nomination. stick with ktvu for continuing gop coverage. ken pritchett will bring us more live reports from tampa both tomorrow and thursday. >>> president obama hit the campaign trail today for a three state tour of college towns in swing states. his first stop, iowa state university where he tried to energize young
he told delegates that a romney- ryan ticket is the right stuff in these difficult times. >> mitt romney will tell us the hard truths we need to hear to end the torrent of debt that is compromising our future and burying our economy. >> reporter: christie said it's time to take the country back and without mentioning president obama by name he said the nation's current leaders would rather be popular than to lead on the tough issues. >>> more details now. vice president...
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an energized mitt romney took a victory lapse of sorts. while in wisconsin, president obama appeared to have the fighting attitude many felt he lacked. >> whoever was on stage last night was not does not appear to want to be responsible for what he's been selling the last year. >> reporter: some political analysts believe it was an intention by the president not to be so aggressive. and they feel joe biden will more likely be the attacker against paul ryan. >>> governor romney said his controversial remarks about the 48%, he said those comments were wrong. he was talking about his comments that 48% of americans were dependent on the government. he now says they were completely wrong. >> they were great great friends. >> new details about an argument between bay area friends that ended with two of them dead and one behind bars. >> in 90 seconds, giants plus a's in the play offs equals baseball fever. the impact for both sides of the bay. >>> play often fever is gripping both sides of the bay. ktvu's amber lee live in san francisco with how
an energized mitt romney took a victory lapse of sorts. while in wisconsin, president obama appeared to have the fighting attitude many felt he lacked. >> whoever was on stage last night was not does not appear to want to be responsible for what he's been selling the last year. >> reporter: some political analysts believe it was an intention by the president not to be so aggressive. and they feel joe biden will more likely be the attacker against paul ryan. >>> governor...
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he said mitt romney is too liberal. you will find updates on our website. >>> the california disclose act would mandate full disclosure of those responsible for funding campaign advertising. and prevent major contributors from hiding behind generic names. one of the big backers is the california claim association. >> most people don't know who are paying for these campaign ads. and they are hiding behind names. >>> growing aggravation on a washington state army base as more than 100 soldiers remain on lock down after someone made off with sensitive military equipment. no weapons are reported missing from the joint based lewis mccord. but a flier says hundreds of pieces of rifle equipment are. no word on the value of the missing equipment. the lock down started wednesday. soldiers are restricted to barracks and dining areas but they are allowed visits from family members some of whom were questioning the lock down. >> you expect soldiers to be outstanding and not to do this kind of behavior. but i'm also upset with the w
he said mitt romney is too liberal. you will find updates on our website. >>> the california disclose act would mandate full disclosure of those responsible for funding campaign advertising. and prevent major contributors from hiding behind generic names. one of the big backers is the california claim association. >> most people don't know who are paying for these campaign ads. and they are hiding behind names. >>> growing aggravation on a washington state army base as...
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it's like robin hood in reverse, it's romney hood. >> reporter: romney responds, there's only one candy day-to- day that is going to raise taxes on the people and that's barack obama. the obama campaign also releasing this new web video hitting romney again on taxes. >> i would have to pay like $5,400 more on the romney plan. >> reporter: the romney campaign releasing their own ad blaming obama of dismantling health care. >> this is a big deal, is it going to make a difference in a swing state? possibly. maybe they make up a percentage point. half percentage point and that could be a difference. >> reporter: in washington, nicole collins. >>> more details now, cia director patreas is denying rumors of his name being on the top ticket -- petraeus. he was mentioned this morning as a potential running mate. hours later a spokesman issued a statement saying petraeus is not seeking office. >>> martell has been named the new chief of police. he worked for the antioch police department and was a military police officer in the army. martell has 28 years of law enforcement experience. >>> new ph
it's like robin hood in reverse, it's romney hood. >> reporter: romney responds, there's only one candy day-to- day that is going to raise taxes on the people and that's barack obama. the obama campaign also releasing this new web video hitting romney again on taxes. >> i would have to pay like $5,400 more on the romney plan. >> reporter: the romney campaign releasing their own ad blaming obama of dismantling health care. >> this is a big deal, is it going to make a...
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gingrich will back mitt romney. the former house speaker says question now is not which republican is the most conservative but who can win against barack obama. gingrich ended his own bid for the white house earl littler this month. >>> ron paul supporters have disrupted another state gop convention, this time in arizona. arizona governor jan brewer gave the keynote speech. she urged unity for mitt romney. but when josh romney took the stage in support of his father he was booed and couldn't finish his speech. ron paul supporters recent that romney is the presumptive nominee. >> this is contrary what you guys in the media keep saying, romney does not have this in the bag yet. >> reporter: ron paul supporters have been flooding conventions recently. but paul has barely over100 delegates and romney is fewer than 200 delegates of clenching the nomination. >>> and the chp means business when it comes to distracted drivers. just how many people right here in the bay area got nabbed during a recent crack down. >>> there
gingrich will back mitt romney. the former house speaker says question now is not which republican is the most conservative but who can win against barack obama. gingrich ended his own bid for the white house earl littler this month. >>> ron paul supporters have disrupted another state gop convention, this time in arizona. arizona governor jan brewer gave the keynote speech. she urged unity for mitt romney. but when josh romney took the stage in support of his father he was booed and...
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gingrich admitted romney beat him in key states. romney did not campaign this weekend but released an ad focusing on the economy asking are you better off today than four years ago. >>> supporters of ron paul have not given up. paul won 22 delegates, mitt romney received only three. that can change a final count in tampa in august. romney previously won 20 delegates in nevada's caucus but delegates are bound to that result only for the first round of convention voting. >>> gay rights groups are applauding a statement by vice president biden today. >> i'm comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, and women marrying women, are entitled to the same exact rights. >> reporter: the president of the human rights campaign called on president obama to speak out as well for full marriage equality. mr.obama pushed for an end to don't ask don't tell but has stopped short of endorsing gay marriage. the white house has noted the president's views are evolving. >>> the san mateo sheriff department had more officers on duty for the cinco de
gingrich admitted romney beat him in key states. romney did not campaign this weekend but released an ad focusing on the economy asking are you better off today than four years ago. >>> supporters of ron paul have not given up. paul won 22 delegates, mitt romney received only three. that can change a final count in tampa in august. romney previously won 20 delegates in nevada's caucus but delegates are bound to that result only for the first round of convention voting. >>> gay...
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mitt romney took most of wyoming's delegates and rick santorum won in kansas. the split decision isn't bothering the candidates who are looking toward to next week's primerres. barbara hall reports. >> this is on important election. you have heard everybody say it on our side of the aisle. this may be the most important election in our lifetime. >> reporter: rick santorum lands a victory in the sunflower state. ron paul hasn't won any g.o.p. contests so far, but still says it's everybody's race too win. i never think it's do-or-die for anything. everybody is in the race and there is no declared winner. so i think we're all going to keep doing what we're doing maximizing our chances to get more delegates and we feel good about that. newt gingrich and mitt romney ditched plans to campaign in kansas. they focused on southern states. on campaign stops in mississippi, romney an gingrich made it clear it's time for a new president in the white house. >> this president has not succeeded. this president has failed and that is the reason we're going to get rid of him in
mitt romney took most of wyoming's delegates and rick santorum won in kansas. the split decision isn't bothering the candidates who are looking toward to next week's primerres. barbara hall reports. >> this is on important election. you have heard everybody say it on our side of the aisle. this may be the most important election in our lifetime. >> reporter: rick santorum lands a victory in the sunflower state. ron paul hasn't won any g.o.p. contests so far, but still says it's...
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. >>> with less than three days until election day both president obama and mitt romney crisscrossed the country in an all out sprint towards the finish line. >> we have almost forgotten what a real recovery looks like and what americans can achieve when we limit government instead of the limiting the dreams of our fellow americans and that is about to change. [ applause ] >> romney ended his day in colorado, but i started across the country in new hampshire and then appeared in iowa and ohio. polls show mitt romney and president obama running neck- and-neck. >> another $5 trillion tax cut that favors the wealthy, not changed. refusing to answer questions about details of your policies until after the election, that has definitely not changed. >> president had some star power, singer john mellencamp and kate walsh opened for him in iowa and singer katy perry appeared. >>> there were long lines of voters in the critical swing state in ohio. president obama's re-election campaign had gone to court to chala plan by ohio to cut back on early voting. supreme court denied ohio's request, h
. >>> with less than three days until election day both president obama and mitt romney crisscrossed the country in an all out sprint towards the finish line. >> we have almost forgotten what a real recovery looks like and what americans can achieve when we limit government instead of the limiting the dreams of our fellow americans and that is about to change. [ applause ] >> romney ended his day in colorado, but i started across the country in new hampshire and then...